Rugby-RFU CEO Sweeney survives no-confidence vote at Special General Meeting

FILE PHOTO: Winter Olympics - Team GB Homecoming - Heathrow Airport, London, Britain - February 26, 2018 Bill Sweeney (CEO, BOA) arrives at Heathrow Airport Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Rugby Football Union CEO Bill Sweeney convincingly survived a vote of no-confidence at Twickenham on Thursday as a grass-roots revolt failed to get close to the majority of votes necessary to trigger his removal.

The motion to remove him got 206 votes, with 466 against and 36 abstentions.